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Community Conversation Summary
GALA Hispanic Theater, 3333 14th Street NW
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Hosted by the DC Office of Planning, in Partnership
with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
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Northwest Quadrant: October 18, 2016
“Include designated, committed, quality arts
space in all Department of Parks and Recreation
and library facilities going forward”
“Space is different for different artists and cultural
organizers. It’s more than inside rooms, stages
and parks. It’s spaces like sidewalks, alleyways,
and the middle of the street”
OVERHEARD IN NORTHWEST DC Quotes from participants
“Use small and medium size institutions as
vehicles for community access and
conversation”
“Mobile arts and cultural trucks with performers,
art materials, resources and educators could be
deployed into high traffic areas and parks in all
eight wards”
“The city should be helping current
businesses and tenants stay where they are
to help retain traditional black culture”
“It is important to find a middle ground for
opposing perspectives to break down economic
and social barriers”
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NW Quadrant Community Conversation on the DC Cultural Plan
ATTENDANCE: Approximately 110 participants,
representing a mix of community members across the
District, including residents, individual creatives,
members of arts and humanities organizations, students
and District officials.
WHAT: In partnership with the DC Commission on the
Arts and Humanities, the Office of Planning led
facilitated group conversations on issues related to
cultural development, preservation, production,
expression, and consumption.
Through an event-wide “Aspiration Station” for big
ideas and facilitated small group discussions,
participants shared their reflections on the challenges
they currently experience related to culture in the
District, and provided their ideas and solutions to
address these concerns.
SO WHAT? At each station, trained facilitators from the
Office of Planning, the Commission on the Arts and
Humanities, key stakeholder organizations, and HR&A
advisors and bcWORKSHOP led participants in a
conversation about:
DC Culture: What is DC’s cultural identity, and
how can we strengthen access to that culture?
Cultural Space: How can more sustainable
performance, production and creative living
space be created across the District?
Partnerships: How do partnerships support
culture, and how can existing and new
partnerships in the District be supported?
Cultural Entrepreneurship: What is needed to
support and expand cultural entrepreneurship?
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THE ASPIRATION STATION What’s your “big idea” for culture?
MAJOR TAKEAWAYS
Improved access to public space for
creative performance, production and
expression
Increased support for affordable and
accessible performance and production
space
A clearinghouse with upcoming events,
resources and networking information
for creatives— an “IdeaPlex DC”
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ICE BREAKER QUESTION: WHAT WAS YOUR
FIRST CULTURAL MEMORY?
CULTURAL IDENTITY What does DC culture mean to you? How do we define DC’s cultural identity?
“Howard University children’s theatre”
“9:30 Club”
”Watergate concerts”
“Drumming circle”
“AdMo music venues”
“Go-go performances”
“Spit Dat street performances”
“Smithsonian”
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KEY CONCERNS
SOLUTION IDEAS
CULTURAL IDENTITY What does DC culture mean to you? How do we define DC’s cultural identity?
Lack of availability and affordability of
space for creative expression and
experimentation
Large, well-established organizations have
disproportionate access to funding and
resources
The transitory nature of DC population
perpetuates lack of understanding of local
history, culture and heritage
Displacement of African American residents,
institutions and multi-cultural spaces
Create a center for arts innovation to support
creative experimentation and new work
Require developers to include artist
studio/production space in new development
Adapt impact metrics and portfolio
requirements to make grants accessible to
small arts organizations
Engage youth and new residents in
conversations to discuss and learn about local
history and heritage
Craft multi-disciplinary solutions that also
address affordable housing and arts education
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CULTURAL SPACE What types of spaces do you need to live, work and perform in the District?
ICE BREAKER QUESTION: WHAT CREATIVE
SPACES WORK WELL IN THE DISTRICT?
“Dance Place”
“Fab Lab at MLK Library”
“GALA Hispanic Theatre”
“Woolly Mammoth”
“Harmon Theatre”
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KEY CONCERNS
SOLUTION IDEAS
CULTURAL SPACE What types of spaces do you need to live, work and perform in the District?
Affordability of housing and production
space
Difficult navigation of agency permitting
processes
Access to District and federal public space
for performance and programming
Loose definition of “arts space” in
inclusionary zoning
Lack of permanent performance and
production space
Create free, designated, quality arts space
in all parks and libraries facilities
Expand allowable uses in public spaces
(like parking spaces) for creatives
Develop clear, navigable government
processes for accessing space, funding, and
partnerships
Differentiate types of arts uses specified in
inclusionary zoning
Include local arts community at the
beginning and throughout development
processes
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PARTNERSHIPS How do we leverage partnerships to enhance cultural programming, participation and access?
ICE BREAKER QUESTION: WHAT COMES TO
MIND WHEN YOU ENVISION A SUCCESSFUL
PARTNERSHIP?
“Community”
“Value added”
“Equal”
“Funding”
“Variety”
“Sharing resources”
“Win-win”
“Innovation”
“Realistic expectations”
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SOLUTION IDEAS KEY CONCERNS
PARTNERSHIPS How do we leverage partnerships to enhance cultural programming, participation and access?
Awareness of resources for existing events
and capacity building
Need for overhead funding for new,
individual organizations
Disconnect between local DC organizations
and federal institutions
Difficulty of partnering with public schools
and with other educational institutions
Create online and physical places where
networks can be created, expertise utilized
and ideas exchanged
Establish an Arts Trust Fund
Partner with national organizations to
provide opportunities for local pilot projects
Institutionalize and prioritize arts and culture
in schools
Use local organizations dedicated to history
and heritage as instructional vehicles in
schools
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CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP How can we better support cultural businesses during start-up, production, programming,
presentation and participation?
ICE BREAKER QUESTION: WHAT DO YOU NEED
TO GROW A START-UP CREATIVE BUSINESS?
“Affordable work spaces”
“Information and idea exchange”
“Network of accountants and suppliers”
“Mediation between residents and
performance venues”
“Tax and revenue information”
“Funding outside of grants”
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KEY CONCERNS SOLUTION IDEAS
CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP How can we better support cultural businesses during start-up, production, programming, presentation and
participation?
Noise regulations
Lengthy, unclear and difficult public processes
Access to non-grant funding sources
Lack of connection with others starting a new
creative business venture
Difficulty sustaining and expanding new
organizations and/or businesses
Mediation between residents and
performance venues
Designated and centralized points of
contact for public funding and processes
Online and in-person industry-specific
networking opportunities
Partnerships with private sector to establish
sustainable arts funding
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performance or
production space access to public
processes and resources
collaboration
across disciplines Community approach
Information sharing
mixed use development
flexible or multi-use
space
public funding source
networking
leverage
existing assets
MOST FREQUENTLY MENTIONED… Across all conversations, some topics were top of mind
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Public funding
sources
Policy incentives or requirements for
inclusion of arts organizations in new
development
Increase support for smaller, local
organizations
Modify grant requirements and impact
measurements to promote inclusion of
smaller organizations
Accessibility of
public processes
and resources
Need for transparent processes and
agency liaisons to support creative
entrepreneurs through agency systems
Difficulty accessing District-owned and
national public assets
Inclusion of artists in decision-making
101 mentions
Community
approach
Use of partnerships to promote cultural
awareness and local history and
heritage
District support for hyper-local culture
Rapidly changing demographics
Affordability
Youth education
75 mentions
Need for more permanent and
sustainable spaces
Inadequate incentives for flexible or
multi-use production space in new
development
Need to better leverage existing
government-owned property (including
schools, recreation centers and federal
property)
73 mentions
MOST FREQUENTLY MENTIONED… Key themes and ideas emerged during conversations
Performance or
production
space
116 mentions
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Community Conversation Summary
Department of Employment Services, 4058 Minnesota Avenue
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Hosted by the DC Office of Planning, in Partnership
with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
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Northeast Quadrant: October 25, 2016
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“We need more locations like Atlantic
Plumbing or Monroe Building around
DC where startups can open a
storefront with small overhead.”
“Space is power."
OVERHEARD IN NORTHEAST DC Quotes from participants
“The gap between ‘Washington’ and
‘DC’ seems to manifest itself in legal
structures like permits and licenses.”
“Design in active collaboration with
artists and communities represented at
the table.”
“Small and mid-sized performance
groups actually desire and thrive in
shared/collaborative spaces. Larger
spaces that contain multiple
performance spaces are vital…
“We need graduated permit fees for
small businesses who might not be
able to afford permits.”
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NE Quadrant Community Conversation on the DC Cultural Plan
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ATTENDANCE: Approximately 90 participants,
representing a mix of community members across the
District, including residents, individual creatives,
members of arts and humanities organizations, students
and District officials.
WHAT: In partnership with the DC Commission on the
Arts and Humanities, the Office of Planning led
facilitated group conversations on issues related to
cultural development, preservation, production,
expression, and consumption.
Through an event-wide “Aspiration Station” for big
ideas and facilitated small group discussions,
participants shared their reflections on the challenges
they currently experience related to culture in the
District, and provided their ideas and solutions to
address these concerns.
SO WHAT? At each station, trained facilitators from the
Office of Planning, the Commission on the Arts and
Humanities, key stakeholder organizations, and HR&A
advisors and bcWORKSHOP led participants in a
conversation about:
DC Culture: What is DC’s cultural identity, and
how can we strengthen access to that culture?
Cultural Space: How can more sustainable
performance, production and creative living
space be created across the District?
Partnerships: How do partnerships support
culture, and how can existing and new
partnerships in the District be supported?
Cultural Entrepreneurship: What is needed to
support and expand cultural entrepreneurship?
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THE ASPIRATION STATION What’s your “big idea” for culture?
MAJOR TAKEAWAYS
Prioritize youth arts education
programming
Support the local community’s heritage
in cultural development
More shared production and
performance space in Ward 7 and East
of the River
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ICE BREAKER QUESTION: HOW DO YOU
DEFINE DC’S CULTURAL IDENTITY?
CULTURAL IDENTITY What does DC culture mean to you? How do we define DC’s cultural identity?
“Rich”
“Diverse”
“Blackness”
“Independent”
“Resilience”
“Spontaneity”
“Food – Mambo sauce”
“Collaborative”
“Music evolution”
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KEY CONCERNS SOLUTION IDEAS
CULTURAL IDENTITY What does DC culture mean to you? How do we define DC’s cultural identity?
Local DC heritage and culture are not
supported in an official capacity by
institutions
Lack of support for youth arts education and
programming
Affordability of creative production space
Displacement of long-term residents and
local artists
Create policies requiring all government
agencies to present a platform for the arts,
culture and humanities
Develop intergenerational projects that pair
new and old residents in preserving community
history (e.g. oral history)
Require private developers to include
affordable housing in every new development
project
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CULTURAL SPACE What types of spaces do you need to live, work and perform in the District?
ICE BREAKER QUESTION: WHAT CREATIVE
SPACES CURRENTLY WORK WELL IN THE
DISTRICT?
“WeWork coworking spaces”
“H Street Corridor”
“Atlas Performing Arts Center”
“Flashpoint”
“GALA Theatre”
“Latin American Youth Center”
“O Street Studios”
“THEARC”
KEY CONCERNS
SOLUTION IDEAS
CULTURAL SPACE What types of spaces do you need to live, work and perform in the District?
Limited investment in Ward 7 cultural
production and performance spaces
Underutilization of existing assets
(e.g. schools, vacant buildings)
Knowledge of available space for
practice/rehearsal, production and
performance
Permitting processes are lengthy and
difficult to navigate
Lack of affordable and permanent
performance and production space
Diversify investment geographically,
especially from the Commission on the Arts
and Humanities to include organizations
spread across the District
Use existing spaces in Ward 7, such as Fletcher
Johnson Elementary School, as a cultural center
Create a streamlined and transparent
permitting processes
Create a development database to inform
available spaces for creatives
Establish protections for current renters of
valuable real estate
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PARTNERSHIPS How do we leverage partnerships to enhance cultural programming, participation and access?
ICE BREAKER QUESTION: HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF
PARTNERSHIPS?
“Relationships that have the potential to continue”
“Tangible benefits for all”
”Partnerships as learning opportunities”
“Willingness to accept new ideas and give/get
respect”
“Grassroots”
“Digital engagement and collaboration”
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SOLUTION IDEAS KEY CONCERNS
PARTNERSHIPS How do we leverage partnerships to enhance cultural programming, participation and access?
Measuring and communicating the
value of arts and culture to the private
sector
Lack of awareness about partnership
and funding opportunities
Engagement of local communities in
decision-making related to arts and
culture
Create standard metrics for cultural
health and establish a common
language to engage both creatives and
the private sector
Host more intentional networking events
for creatives to meet one another (e.g.
happy hours and “speed dating”)
Share resources, opportunities, and
connections through a clearinghouse of
information for creatives
Create community task forces to advise
outside organizations on local cultural
programming and production 10
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CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP How can we better support cultural businesses during start-up, production, programming,
presentation and participation?
ICE BREAKER QUESTION: CAN YOU SHARE A
MEMORABLE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE?
“Howard’s Homecoming”
”Attending a Junk Yard Band (go-go) show at
Holy Comforter”
“Storytelling from parents”
“…event at the Zanzibar in 2007”
”ballet class at Therrell Smith School of Dance”
“Petworth band and show playing on Petworth
Rec Center rooftop”
“Capital Fringe Festival”
“Howard University Gallery of Art”
“…a lot, a lot, a lot of museums”
“A street party”
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KEY CONCERNS SOLUTION IDEAS
CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP How can we better support cultural businesses during start-up, production, programming, presentation and
participation?
Create an income-based payment
system for permitting
Create Mentorship program matching
CEOs and founders of successful
organizations with creative start ups
Create an app or database that connects
individual artists with organizations that
produce and fund cultural programming
Generate cultural marketing that
highlights local, neighborhood history for
residents and visitors
Provide expanded technical assistance
to creatives
Expensive, challenging and lengthy
permitting process
Access to individuals, organizations
and funders that support arts and culture
Lack of attention to local culture in
marketing and publicity of the District
Knowledge of tools and methods to
support new cultural endeavors
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collaboration across
disciplines
community approach
public funding sources
accessibility of public
processes and resources
performance or
production space
heritage
barriers to participation
cultural identity information sharing
private funding
MOST FREQUENTLY MENTIONED… Across all conversations, some topics were top of mind
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Accessibility of
public processes
and resources
Permitting processes that are lengthy,
difficult to navigate and expensive
Inclusive engagement processes in
decision-making with cultural implications
Official representation of the arts
community in planning and policymaking
Community
approach
Engagement between developers and
the existing community
Local hiring of Washingtonians in
cultural organizations and development
Equitable distribution of funding and
cultural programming across the
District, especially East of the River
91 mentions
Cultural
identity
Marketing and expression of hyper-
local/neighborhood culture
Heritage projects that connect new and
old residents
DC music
Respect for and elevation of existing
residents’ culture
58 mentions
Support for partnerships between local
arts organizations and the private sector
Requirements and incentives for the
inclusion of arts and cultural space in new
development
Online tools and events that can connect
participants in the creative sector
58 mentions
MOST FREQUENTLY MENTIONED…
Collaboration
across
disciplines
112 mentions
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Key themes and ideas emerged during conversations
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November 15, 2016 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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Hosted by the DC Office of Planning, in Partnership with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
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Arts Action DC Conversation Summary
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“DC provides tax abatements and other incentives to foster a digital industry. It should treat arts and culture as an industry”
OVERHEARD AT ENGAGEMENT WITH ARTS ACTION DC Quotes from participants
“DC needs to advertise the wealth of culture we possess beyond the National Mall in order to bring in tourists and drive business and cultural growth"
“We need a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act for artist entrepreneurs”
“Non-profit property owners are exempt from paying property taxes. Why not extend that exemption to landlords who lease long-term to non-profits?”
“We must ensure that locals and strong neighborhood identities are a part of the brand that is built”
“We need grants or other accessible funding sources for the maintenance of facilities”
Arts Action Community Conversations on the DC Cultural Plan
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ATTENDANCE: Approximately 150 participants, representing a mix of Arts Action members from a wide range of arts and humanities organizations, as well as District officials.
WHAT: After hosting four community conversations across the District, the Office of Planning in partnership with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) held a meeting with Arts Action DC member organizations to assess and build upon concerns and strategies documented to date. Key takeaways from the past four Community Conversations were shared with attendees to foster these discussions.
SO WHAT? At each conversation, trained facilitators from the DC Office of Planning, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, HR&A advisors and bcWORKSHOP led participants in a discussion about:
DC Culture: What is DC’s cultural identity, and how can we strengthen access to that culture?
Cultural Space: How can more sustainable performance, production and creative living space be created across the District?
Partnerships: How do partnerships support culture, and how can existing and new partnerships in the District be supported?
Cultural Entrepreneurship: What is needed to support and expand cultural entrepreneurship?
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CULTURAL IDENTITY What does DC culture mean to you? How do we define DC’s cultural identity?
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KEY CHALLENGES
SOLUTION IDEAS
CULTURAL IDENTITY What does DC culture mean to you? How do we define DC’s cultural identity?
Local culture and heritage are overshadowed by national arts, culture and programming
Lack of a brand/marketing tool that groups and promotes diverse forms of cultural expression
Diverse community-based needs and existing initiatives should be acknowledged
Arts and humanities education is not currently an integral part of the DC Public Schools (DCPS) system
Dedicated, targeted cultural marketing that highlights local, neighborhood history for residents and visitors
Work with current residents to strengthen institutional understanding of diverse neighborhood identities and support local endeavors
DC government support of community-based initiatives
Work alongside DCPS to provide equitable access to arts and humanities education across the District
CULTURAL SPACE What types of spaces do you need to live, work and perform in the District?
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KEY CHALLENGES
SOLUTION IDEAS
CULTURAL SPACE What types of spaces do you need to live, work and perform in the District?
Underuse of existing assets (ie. schools, DC public libraries, and vacant buildings and lots)
Existing cultural spaces are too expensive for community groups to use due to liability insurance and rental fees
Difficult and lengthy process to navigate permitting, especially for public spaces & libraries
Lack of awareness of available space for practice, rehearsal, production, and performance
Lack of affordable and permanent living, performance and production space
Provide resources to maintain existing spaces
Develop public use, free of charge City-owned art centers
Create streamlined, timely and transparent permitting processes
Require private developers to include affordable housing/arts space in every new development project
Inventory private development to create a database of spaces available for creatives
Provide tax incentives for property owners to include arts, culture and humanities spaces, including extending non-profit exemptions to rental tenants
PARTNERSHIPS How do we leverage partnerships to enhance cultural programming, participation and access?
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SOLUTION IDEAS
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KEY CHALLENGES
PARTNERSHIPS How do we leverage partnerships to enhance cultural programming, participation and access?
Communicating the value of arts, culture and humanities to the private sector
Lack of awareness about partnership and funding opportunities
Lack of dialogue with and technical assistance from DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) after grants are distributed for non-grantee organizations
Underuse of potential international partnerships
Establish a common language to engage both creatives and the private sector
Host more intentional networking events for creatives to meet one another (ie. happy hours and “speed dating”)
Share information, resources, technical assistance, opportunities, and connections through a database/clearinghouse of information for creatives
CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP How can we better support cultural businesses during start-up, production, programming, presentation and participation?
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KEY CHALLENGES SOLUTION IDEAS
CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP How can we better support cultural businesses during start-up, production, programming, presentation and participation?
Create a streamlined, timely and transparent permitting processes
Develop a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act for artist entrepreneurs
Encourage developers to partner with artists and cultural organizations
Identify culture as an industry and economic development tool through tax incentives
Dedicated, targeted cultural marketing that highlights local, neighborhood history for residents and visitors
Funding and capacity building for artists and organizations at accessible locations and times, with information specific to both non-profits and for-profits
Expensive, challenging and lengthy permitting processes
Affordability and access to space for creative entrepreneurs
Access to individuals, organizations and funders who support arts and culture
Lack of attention to local culture in marketing and publicity of the District
Neighborhood business development focuses on incoming residents rather than the existing community
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collaboration across disciplines
leverage existing assets
public funding source accessibility of public processes and resources
performance space
resource sharing
barriers to partnership
private funding source
information sharing
mixed-use development
MOST FREQUENTLY MENTIONED Across all conversations, some topics were top of mind
production space
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Information sharing
Sharing resources, opportunities, and connections through a database / clearinghouse of information
Creating networking events for arts, culture and humanities organizations and funding organizations
Public funding source
Providing more funding for small organizations
Use of tax incentives to support the arts, culture and the humanities
Requiring new development to include arts and cultural space through an “arts overlay”
84 mentions
Equitable access to public resources across the District (especially East of the river)
Support for artists living in the DC Metro area
Lengthy and difficult to navigate permitting processes
59 mentions
Underuse of existing public and private assets
Need to maintain existing funding streams
Inaccessibility of public cultural spaces for small community groups due to high rental fees and liability insurance
59 mentions
MOST FREQUENTLY MENTIONED Key themes emerged among the most-discussed topics
Performance or production space
109 mentions
Accessibility of public processes and resources
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Community Conversation Summary
Hamiltonian Gallery, 1353 U Street NW
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Hosted by the DC Office of Planning, in Partnership with The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities & The DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment
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Individual Artists and Cultural Producers Open House: March 9th, 2017
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ASPIRATION STATION
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“Simplify the grant application process. Money has to flow.”
OVERHEARD IN THE HAMILTONIAN GALLERY Quotes from Participants
“We need affordable housing at 30% AMI that is permanent.”
“’Never be dark’ black box theatre management: We need a consortium location for small theaters with storage, rehearsal and performance space.”
“Create incentives for developers to retain existing cultural tenants.”
“Audience is an end product. Build up the community to build the audience.”
“I live in Eckington, the linkage with other community members is really important.”
“Help artists come together to buy live/work space.”
“Seek out good stories, African American stories, to prevent disenfranchisement.
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS OPEN HOUSE on the DC Cultural Plan
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ATTENDANCE: Approximately 90 individual artists, creative entrepreneurs, and humanities practitioners from across the District attended this open house. Individual artists, unaffiliated with an organization, have a unique perspective, set of goals and needs to be incorporated into the Cultural Plan.
WHAT: After hosting four community conversations across the District, the Office of Planning (OP) in partnership with the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) and Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment (OCTFME) held a meeting to hear directly to individual artists, humanities practitioners, and creative entrepreneurs.
SO WHAT? At each conversation, agency directors from OP, DCCAH and OCTFME talked directly with attendees, while trained staff from from the Office of Planning, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, DC Arts and Education Collaborative, HR&A advisors and bcWORKSHOP transcribed notes on these conversations. These discussions sought to better understand the specific challenges experienced by individual artists and potential strategies to address them.
Participants engaged in three salon style conversations: Stage hosted by OP, Performer hosted by OCTFME, and Audience hosted by DCCAH.
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STAGE Does the District support your space needs? How can cultural space promote collaboration?
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Collaborative spaces that are “never dark”: Occupied seven days and nights a week with artists from a variety of disciplines
Rethink or consider public spaces, such as alleys, as areas for production, expression and performance
Connect local artists with developers
Create financial incentives for developers/space owners to keep existing cultural tenants in new development projects
A mechanism that connects owners of available space to those in need of performance or production space
STAGE IDEAS Does the District support your space needs? How can cultural space promote collaboration?
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PERFORMER What specific information, resources, and tools do you need to pursue, produce, and present creative endeavors? What kind of partnerships do you need to be successful?
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Review and revise the zoning arts overlay to ensure equitable inclusion of arts space
Create an institution dedicated to local visual artists and/or celebrate local identity in existing federal institutions
A mechanism that connects owners of available space to those in need of performance or production space
Hire an artist ambassador to act as a liason between local artists and businesses
Create permanent, sustainable spaces that allow for artists to exist and mature in DC (production space, galleries to show and sell work, affordable housing)
PERFORMER IDEAS What specific information, resources, and tools do you need to pursue, produce, and present creative endeavors? What kind of partnerships do you need to be successful?
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AUDIENCE How do you experience culture? How do you engage your audience?
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Include a local artist advisor in all DC events and initiatives
Bolster the visual arts audience by creating a DC Art Fair
Increase opportunities for paid work for local artists by incentivizing and expanding marketing of local venues
Facilitate collaborative artist purchases of live-work space
As DC continues to change demographically, preserve local cultural heritage by focusing on access and inclusion in strategy development
AUDIENCE IDEAS How do you experience culture? How do you engage your audience?
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accessibility of public processes and resources
affordable public funding source
preservation community
performance or production space
barriers to production
networking
support for small businesses
heritage
MOST FREQUENTLY MENTIONED Across all conversations, some topics were brought up on repeated occasions
approach affordable
cultural identity
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Performance or production space
Key comments related to barriers to performance or production space included: Need for permanent, sustainable space
– both affordable housing and production space
Tense relationship between artists and nearby businesses due to noise regulations
Connect local artists to local space owners
Support for small businesses
Key comments related to support for small businesses were concerned with: Build capacity and provide technical
assistance for artists to start their own business
Financially incentivize local organizations to stay within the District
Connect local artists to local developers
27 mentions
Key comments related to public funding sources in the District were concerned with: Create a revenue stream to support
growth of the arts community (ex. tax or endowment)
Incentives for developers to provide space for arts uses and prioritize local artists and organizations
Need for short term and flexible funding Mandates for artists to be paid
30 mentions
Key comments related to community approach addressed: Inclusion of local artists and culture in
federal institutions Financial support/grants for local,
“grassroots” organizations Linkages between artists and local
businesses Connecting local artists to local space
owners
25 mentions
MOST FREQUENTLY MENTIONED Key themes emerged among the most-discussed topics
Community approach
42 mentions
Public funding source
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Credit Line: DC D
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orks, MuralsD
C Program
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